Antetokounmpo too dominant for Utah Jazz to handle- Conley

Giannis Antetokounmpo had one of the most dominant games of his career and the Milwaukee Bucks needed every bit of it to beat the Utah Jazz on Monday night.

Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 50 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 17th consecutive double-double to help the Milwaukee Bucks rally in the second half for their eighth consecutive victory, a 122-118 win over the Utah Jazz.

“We threw everything at him. We threw everybody at him. We threw double-teams and he made plays out of the post, said Jazz guard Mike Conley.

“He got to the free throw line. When he started making the long-range shot, that really makes it tough. I was proud of the way we defended. We tried rebounding and tried to box him out, and he was too tall, too long.”

“We pride ourselves on being a team that is going to play late [in the postseason],” Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell said. “But we’ve got to grind and get to that point. We could have got them tonight, but Giannis got 50. He’s the MVP for a reason.”